Ups and Downs of Buying Small (and Keeping a Job)

Toni Kononova bought a ghostwriting business for $500k to experiment with buy-then-build while limiting her downside. Topics in Toni's interview:What to love about a ghostwriting & editing businessThe business of self-publishingWhat is "vanity press"?Why a terrible website can be OKGetting close on a small B2B SaaS businessLowering her SDE criteriaNumbers & terms of her acquisitionDe-risking an acquisitionBuying a business while having a full-time jobWhy keeping her full-time job helped get the loanRunning the acquisition as a side hustleEmployee turnover & sales decline during transitionThe popularity of search among Silicon Valley workersSearch in RussiaLinks & how to get in touch with Toni:Write My Wrongstoni AT writemywrongs DOT coGet complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamLearn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:The Acquisition LabConnect with Acquiring Minds:Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on Twitter

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